Apparently Hartford's high taxes aren't the only thing Sean and Ralph Arena have figured out how to beat. As I first posted here, Hartford's Democratic Town Chairperson Sean Arena and his brother, 4th District Town Committee member Ralph Arena have apparently been registering and having their cars taxed in New Canaan. New Canaan has a mil rate of 13, compared to Hartford's much higher mil rate of almost 74 mils. Read the previous posting and view the Arena's New Canaan tax bills here.
Now, after obtaining the Arena's vehicle registrations from the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicle's, it appears that the Arena's have found another way to beat the high cost of living in Hartford.
As you can see on the registrations, both brothers share an insurance policy from AIG, using the false New Canaan address. This apparently serves a dual purpose in beating Hartford's high cost of living. Insurance rates in New Canaan are much lower than in Hartford, and by claiming to live together, the brothers are only using one policy rather than the 2 separate policies they should have.
Only in Hartford I guess. Leadership by example.
And as you may or may not recall, our current Mayor Eddie A. Perez pulled the same scam during his first term as Mayor. Perez registered his cars and had them taxed in Bloomfield until the Hartford Courant picked up on it and exposed his activity.
In their registrations below, I redacted out their date of births and operator license number
Arena Registration Redacted
They should be made to pay back taxes to Hartford. Where is the Hartford Tax Collector?
ReplyDeleteIn an effort to give credit where credit is due, both the Hartford Assessor and the Hartford Tax Collector appear to be doing their part. In order for the Tax Collector to issue bills to the Arena's , the Assessor would have to add them to the Grand List. According to hartford.gov, this appears to have been done, for at least the 3 year limit allowed by statute.
ReplyDeleteAs a sidenote, it appears that other people may be doing their jobs also. Sources have advised me that this matter is under scrutiny for both tax fraud and insurance fraud and may very well result in criminal charges being lodged.
That's great. Hopefully someone contacted his insurance company. Why do these people think they are above the system?
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Arena may be able to sue his plastic surgeon for malpractice... Looks like the botox went awry...
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